Brodé Galeux d’Eysines. Parle vu?

Just a few more weeks, Cinderella...

This French heirloom pumpkin means "embroidered with warts" from Eysines (a small city in the southwest of France). This baby is from the gardens of Glen Mar in Greendale, WI, USA.

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TGIF! presents...Jacques Brel's "Jef"!

Hey! A song about me! When translated, it's not a particularly flattering song.

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Wise words...from the French?

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says that the economic maelstrom that has captivated the world's attention for the last 17 months is "not a crisis of capitalism" but, in actuality, a breakdown of a system that has "drifted away from capitalism's most fundamental values."

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Did you ever think what would happen if...

...France just disappeared one day?

Only in France would the running of the Olympic torch be thwarted, interfered with or suspended. Not that I don't have sympathy for Tibet (which I do) and not that I don't think China should be put on notice for its treatment of Tibet and the Tibetan people (which I do) - particularly as they are hosting the summer Olympic games. However, there's one way to protest - effectively - and then there's the French way.

Bad French people. I will now boycott french fries through the running of the Olympic games in protest of France's recent behavior. Will you join me (even though I'm not sure french fries were invented in France)?

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